In a first-of-its-kind voice phishing (vishing) attack, fraudsters used an AI-based voice-generating software to trick users, and stole around $243,000 by impersonating the CEO of a UK-based energy firm. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the fraudsters used the AI-based softwareRead More…
Attackers continue to push the boundaries with modular trojans and ransomware attacks, a new report found. With the number of sophisticated cyberincidents continuing to grow, ransomware-based attacks in particular are on the rise in 2019, researchers said. Ransomware trojan-based infections jutted up from 9 percent in the fourth quarter ofRead More…
In a research paper titled Tracking Anonymized Bluetooth Devices, researchers have revealed that a security flaw in Bluetooth communication protocol affects iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch models, and Microsoft tablets and laptops. The flaw can be used to spy on users’ devices and collect their locations and IDs despite the nativeRead More…
Mohammad AbuKhater, vice-president for FireEye Middle East and Africa speaks to Anita Joseph about the cybersecurity landscape in the region, the need for companies, especially small businesses, to wake up to their vulnerabilities, and take steps for 24/7 monitoring of threats, in order to effectively safeguard businesses from cyber-attacks. Read More…
DarkMatter Group, the region’s first and only fully integrated digital and cyber transformation firm, released the first semi-annual Cyber Security Report for 2019 revealing that critical infrastructure sectors, including Oil & Gas, Financial, Utilities and Transportation, are in the firing line from a growing incidence of cyberattacks across the UAERead More…
IBM Security today announced the results of a Middle East study exploring organizations’ preparedness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when it comes withstanding and recovering from a cyber attack. The study, conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM Resilient, found thatRead More…
Mozilla has patched two crucial vulnerabilities in the latest version of its Firefox 67 browser, which boasts of better speed and privacy. The most important vulnerability that it patched includes memory safety flaws that could allow hackers to take control of an affected system, a security bulletin issued by United StatesRead More…
Joomla and WordPress owners are being warned of a malicious redirect script that pushes visitors to malicious websites. A security researcher with Sucuri recently published a report describing a rogue hypertext access (.htaccess) injector found on a client website. He noted that the site was directing website traffic to advertising sitesRead More…
